Upper Providence Township, Pennsylvania, United States [CDP]; population was 9,727 in 1990; housing units was 3,861 in 1990; location is 39°56'N 75°24'W; land area is 5.59 square miles (3,576 acres); water area is 0.25 square miles (162 acres); FIPS code is 79260 [SourceCBP]